Band of the Guard of the Serbian Armed Forces
| Band of the Guard of the Serbian Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Репрезентативни оркестар Гарде Војске Србије | |
Military Band | |
| Part of |  Serbian Armed Forces |
| Garrison/HQ | Topčider, Belgrade |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Dragutin Pokorný (1921-1924)[1] |
The Band of the Guard of the Serbian Armed Forces (Serbian: Репрезентативни оркестар Гарде Војске Србије, romanized: Reprezentativni orkestar Garde Vojske Srbije) is the official representative military band of the Guard of the Serbian Armed Forces and the Serbian Armed Forces in general. It provides musical support to the President of the Republic and the Serbian General Staff.
History
The first military band in
In 1945, the band was re-founded by order of Marshal
Organization
Depending on the needs, the band was increased and decreased numerically, which also led to the change of its name. As a rule, the best musicians who played on two or more instruments formed part of the band. Due to this, the band can be organized into the following ensembles:
- Concert band
- Symphony orchestra
- Chamber orchestra
- Chamber brass, woodwind or string ensembles
- Big band/disco orchestra
Missions
Band regularly performs on arrival ceremonies of foreign state and military dignitaries, on public holidays in Serbia (Statehood Day and Armistice Day in particular), anniversary days of the Guard and the Serbian Armed Forces, as well as at the military parades. Other occasions in which the band took part include:
- 1984 Winter Olympics
- 1961 and 1989 Non-Aligned Movement summits of heads of state.
- Military tattoos
- Liège Festival of Military Bands (2014 and 2018), on the centenaries of the outbreak and end of World War I[10][11]
A lot of the pieces in the repertoire of the band are written by composer Stanislav Binički, who wrote common marches such as the Gardijski marš, March on the Drina and the Paradni marš. Unlike the rest of the armed forces, when on parade, the band does not perform the traditional high step and, before 1975, the goose step.
List of conductors
Since its founding in 1945, the conductors of the band have been:
- Tomaž Zajc (1945-1948)
- Iso Dracula (1948-1955)
- Gvido Uchakar (1956-1963)
- Gojko Bošnjak (1963-1972)
- Mihailo Petras (1972-1973)
- Franc Klinar (1973-1977)
- Mihailo Petras (1977-1984)
- Ilija Ilijevski (1984-1992)
See also
- Military Band
Notes
- Serbo-Croatian: Reprezentativni orkestar Garde Jugoslovenske narodne armije, Репрезентативни оркестар Гарде Југословенске народне армије: Reprezentativni orkester Garde Jugoslovanske ljudske armade
Macedonian: Репрезентативен оркестар на гардата на Југословенската народна армија, romanized: Reprezentativen orkestar na gardata na Jugoslovenskata narodna armija
Slovene
References
- ^ Vasiljevic, Maja. "Српске Војне Музике У Земљама Савезника Током Великог Рата (1916–1918) /Serbian Military Bands/Orchestras in Allied Countries During the Great War (1916–1918)". Vojno-Istorijski Glasnik 2(2014): 20-41.
- ^ "Concert of Guard Orchestra". Ministry of defence Republic of Serbia.
- ^ "Guard-Representative Orchestra | Serbian Armed Forces".
- ISBN 9781351068666.
- ^ Ковачевић Крешимир и сарадници „Музичка енциклопедија” Југославенски лексикографски завод Загреб 1971.
- ^ Tomašević 2009, p. 37.
- ^ Рацков, Никола (1990). 45 година са вама Репрезентативни оркестар гарде. Београд: Музичко одељење ССНО.
- ^ "Наступ Репрезантивног оркестра гарде у Модени".
- ^ "Гардијски свинг у Бремену".
- ^ "Наступ Репрезентативног оркестра гарде у Лијежу".
- ^ "Representative Orchestra of the Guard made impression in Belgium".
Sources
- Tomašević, Katarina (2009). "Musical Life in Serbia in the First Half of the Twentieth Century: Institutions and Repertoire". In Rōmanou, Katy (ed.). Serbian and Greek Art Music: A Patch to Western Music History. ISBN 978-1-84150-278-6.